ceilometer

ceil·om·e·ter

noun \sē-ˈlä-mə-tər\

Definition of CEILOMETER

: a photoelectric instrument for determining by triangulation the height of the cloud ceiling above the earth

Origin of CEILOMETER

ceiling + -o- + -meter

First Known Use: 1943

Rhymes with CEILOMETER

barometer, chronometer, cyclometer, ergometer, Fathometer, gasometer, geometer, hydrometer, hygrometer, kilometer, manometer, micrometer, odometer, pedometer, photometer, pyrometer, rheometer, seismometer, spectrometer, speedometer, tachometer, thermometer, viscometer